Newspaper truck



July 23, 1929. D N 1,722,193

NEWSPAPER TRUCK Filed July 24, 1928 Patented July 23, 1929.

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MAURICE H. BRANDON, F CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLliNA.

NEWSPAPER- TRUCK.

Application filed July 24,

v other objects for short distances.

An object of my invention is to provide/a newspaper truck having wheelsthereon with a flat platform portion, a back portion, and a frontportion to elevate the platform portion above the floor on which thewheels rest in order to insure that the newspapers or other articlespacked on the platform will not become soiled by engaging with thefloor.

Some of the objects of my invention hav ing been stated, other objectswill appear as the description proceeds when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of mytruclr; Figure 2 is a side elevation with the nearheel removed; a Figure3 is a front elevation of my truck. deferring more particularly to thedrawings, the numeral indicates the platform my truck and secured to thelower rearw wl surface of this platform are the bearmcmbcrs 11 and 12 inwhich the axle 13 s mounted and on the ends of this axle the wheels 14are mounted, the said bearing besecured to the said platform by means Ithe bolts 15 and 16. To the lower for-' u'ariil portion of the platform10 is secured the vertically disposed portion 17 by means of the screws18 or any other suitable means, and projecting upwardly and rearwardlyfrom the rear portion of the platform are the members 19 and i), whichare secured t the platform bymeans of the members and 22 which have thebol F28 piercing said members and the members 19 and 20 to hold theportions 19 and 20 securely to the platform, the lowerportion of themembers 22 being secured to the platform by the same bolts 15 and 16which secure the 1928. Serial No. 295,040.

hearings to the platform and the front members 21 being embedded inthe-platform and having the upper surface flush with the surface of theplatform and secured thereto by means of the bolts 25. From the upperends of the members 19 and 20 and on the rear sides thereof projects thehandle 26 which is secured to these members 19 and 20 by any suitablemeans, such as the bolts 27, this member 26 projecting backwardly farenough to serve as a support for the members 19 and 20 to hold the sameat some distance from the floor when the truck is tilted backwardly, asto prevent newspapers and other articles carried by the truck frombecoming soiled by engaging with the floor.v

In the drawings and specification I have set forth a preferredembodiment of'my invention, and although specific terms are employedthey are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not forpurposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth inthe appended claim.

I claim In a newspaper truck, a horizontally disposed platform, asupport for thefront portion of the platform, a wheeled support securedto the rear portion of the platform, upwardly projecting members securedto the rear portion of the platform by means of iron straps secured tothe upwardly projecting members on the front portion thereof and havingtheir lower horizontal portions embedded fiush withthe upper surface ofthe platform, iron straps secured to the rear portions of the upstandingprojections and having their horizontal portion secured to the. uppersurface of the platform, and an extended combined handle and supportsecured to the rear surfaces of the said upstanding projections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MAURICE H. BRANDON.

